Mary Fe Cordeiro, 70, of Waianae, a retired Nakatani Drive-In and Daiei Store employee, died Aug. 3, 2003, at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Richard; sons Arthur Grabowska, David Nacorda and Ronald Sr.; daughter Cynde Fernandes; brothers Claudio and Juan Gregorio; sisters Sarah Young and Sister Angela Gregorio; and 17 grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nancy Hayako Hironaga, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Golden Crust Bakery office manager, died July 30, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kona. She is survived by son Glenn T., daughter Thelma T. Kam, brother Robert H. Hayami, sisters Dorothy M. Kuroiwa and Lillian K. Ishikawa, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.
John B. "Snooks" Jardine Jr., 69, of Kailua, died July 26, 2003, in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Paulette "Porky" C. K. Harris; daughter Kehau Parker; sons John "Keoni" III and Michael M.; sisters Fran Maier, Norma Forsythe and Marietta "Chucki" Reeves; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, 114 Makawao St., Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Susumu Kaneshiro, 75, of Aiea, a retired self-employed Sus Kaneshiro Realty real estate broker, died July 30, 2003, in Waipahu. He was born in Koloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elaine I.; sons Jett S. and Wade S.; brothers Seichi, Seiso, Satoshi, Mamoru, Danny and James; sister Yoneko Gushiken; and six grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sonia Heidy Knop, 79, of Honolulu, died July 13, 2003. She was born in Basel, Switzerland. She is survived by one sister. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples.
Dorothy Rita "Girlie" Loando, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald "Lody," one grandchild, two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Donations suggested in lieu of flowers to American Cancer Society, Honolulu Unit. Casual attire.
Ruth Yaeko Maeda, 72, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Aug. 2, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Bert Mitsuo, sons Wayne and Jason, daughter Cindy Gasilos, brothers Robert and Lawrence Yokoyama, sisters Doris Tominaga and Daisy Iwamoto, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth "Nick" Nozawa, 89, of Kaaawa, a self-employed hog farmer, died July 18, 2003. He was born in Kahana, Oahu. He is survived by daughter Joan Sullivan; sons James, Jack, Jigger, Jerome and Joseph; 25 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at the park cemetery.
Sakae Okada, 85, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Aug. 8, 2003, in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shigeru, daughters Carol Shima and Lily Kan, sons George and Jerry, brothers Taizan and John Sugimoto, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gervacia Cadiz Robinson, 61, of Waipahu, died July 22, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Cadarapan Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Arnold C. and Aaron C., sisters Juliana C. Lista and Alejandra C. Villanueva, brothers Felix and Helario Cadiz, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial follows at Valley of the Temples.
David Sandler, 52, of Honolulu, a city deputy prosecuting attorney and law instructor at University of Hawaii and Chaminade University, died Aug. 8, 2003, at home. He was born in Philadelphia. Services were held. Donations suggested in lieu of flowers to Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu HI 96826; or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 210 Ward Ave., Honolulu HI 96814.
Helen Yoshie Shimamura, 53, of Honolulu, a former Dole Cannery employee, died Aug. 7, 2003. She was born in Ewa, Oahu. She is survived by husband Lawrence "Saboi," daughter Dayle Shimamura and brothers Joe and Pete Togami. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. Donations suggested to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
James Yasunori Taga, 81, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2003, in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Galen T. and Benjamin T., sister Mae Mieko Maemura, and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Juanito Agatep "Juaning" Taja, 77, of Wahiawa, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died Aug. 2, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Bernabela "Berning" U., daughter Leticia "Lettie" Unciano, son Victor "Amboy," brothers Pedro and Elvie, sisters Micasia "Ikay" Baptista and Eulogia Taja, and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dong Van Trieu, 55, of Honolulu, a Chibo Restaurant employee, died Aug. 8, 2003, in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Nga Tran, daughter Ngoc, son Duy, grandson Ethan Vo and brother Hung. Vietnamese Buddhist Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.
Nagayuki Tsuzuki, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Love's Bakery baker, died July 29, 2003, at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by brothers Isamu and Robert, and sisters Mitsuko Yamane and Gladys Muromoto. No services. No monetary gifts.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.
